‘55 Boys of Summer sweep the M&M Boys

The “Duke of Flatbush”	Luis Arroyo	“The Quiet Man” Gil

Game One - Brooklyn 6 New York 5 - Newcombe vs. Ford
Whitey Ford struggled right out of the gate, giving up 3 runs in the top of the 1st on a 3-run shot by Duke Snider, 1 in the 3rd on a solo homerun by Gil Hodges, and 2 more in the 4th.  Yankees closed the gap to 6-5 on a leadoff homerun by Elston Howard in the 8th.  New York had 2 on in the bottom of the 9th, but Howard popped out to third to end the game.
Game Two - Brooklyn 8 New York 5 - Erskine vs. Terry
The Dodgers touched up Terry for 4 runs in the fourth inning, but the Yanks chipped away to tie the game in the 6th.  In the 8th, Brooklyn chased reliever Luis Arroyo with 4 runs to take an 8-4 lead into the 9th.  The Yankees loaded the bases with 1 out, but they could only manage a sacrifice fly from Bill Skowron.
Game Three - New York 4 Brooklyn 5  - Terry vs. Podres
Johnny Podres got injured in the top of the 2nd when he got hit by a line drive from the bat of Mantle.  Karl Spooner came in and shut the Yankees down until the 5th when he got ejected along Jim Gilliam and Roger Maris after a bench clearing brawl.  Meanwhile, the Dodgers behind Gil Hodges and Jackie Robinson jumped out to a 5-0 lead and breezed into the 9th.  In the top of the 9th, New York plated 4 runs and had the tying run at third when Tony Kubek grounded out to end the game.
Sportswriters had a field day with the fact that top of the Yankees lineup, Richardson (.143), Kubek (.154), Mantle (.182), Maris (.143), and Berra (.091) was totally ineffective against the Dodger's pitching staff.

--submitted by Brandon Hayes--